Budget advocates: cute, sad, fuzzy

As the budget battle kicks into high (but hidden) gear, advocates are doing anything and everything they can to get the attention of the public and more importantly, legislators — to protect their piece of the pie in lean times.

The “face” of the budget has ranged from a blind guy asking Paterson about hospital cuts to state workers pleading against layoffs. Now, advocates are trying to tug on heart strings — sad children, skits involving cute animals, and “human billboards.”

Here’s sampling of what we’ve gotten over the past week:

Photo credit: Jon Greenbaum, Metro Justice Organizer

Sarah Adams outside the Riverside Convention Center. Dozens of area residents rallied for “Fair Share Tax Reform” before the Town Hall Meeting with Gov. David Paterson.

A video of a porcupine applying for a job advocating for restoration of proposed cuts to zoos.

A “human billboard” of advocates for the “Fair Share Tax” to increase the tax on incomes over $250,000.